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International professional yachtsman Alex Bennett from Devon has today announced the launch of his new autobiography entitled High Seas, High Stakes. A true story of life and death at sea, Alex Bennett’s autobiography is an adrenaline fuelled, action packed tale of life as a professional offshore yachtsman.

A young boy’s dreams of adventures on the high seas grew into a passion for racing and an ultimate ambition – to build a state of the art racing yacht and compete in the legendry solo transatlantic ocean race. Alex vividly describes how he won the biggest two handed yacht race in the world, setting a new record and achieved the best British result in the 20 year history of the prestigious Mini Transat race.

Go behind the scenes of the infamous Team Philips project and Alex gives a terrifying personal insight into the fight for survival when the ill fated giant catamaran was destroyed by a hurricane in the mid Atlantic. Alex has raced through some of the most unforgiving places on the planet. This is a revealing and honest account of the highs and lows of life in the fast lane of high octane ocean racing.

It is an inspiring story of the determination needed to succeed and achieve one’s dreams. The book goes on sale today and is available online at www.alexbennett.co.uk

Alex said, “Writing this book has been a fantastic, uplifting journey. It’s taken a year to create, but thanks to some professional support from my sponsors I’m over the moon to finally see it in print.”

Notes to Editors: Alex began sailing at the tender age of three and hasn’t looked back. At 19 he put together a youth entry for the famous Fastnet Race. Then in 1999 he came 5th in the International Mini Transat, an epic 4000 mile singlehanded ocean race. He achieved the best British result in the 20 year history of the event. Alex set a world record in the prestigious Transat Jacques Vabre race in 2001 from Le Havre to Salvador Brazil winning the Open 50 class only to lose his yacht on the return journey to the UK. Alex was also a crew member on the ill fated Team Philips, the revolutionary catamaran built in Totnes, Devon by Pete Goss which broke up during a hurricane mid Atlantic. In 2005 Alex achieved a lifelong ambition to sail through the Southern Ocean and round Cape Horn whilst competing in the Oryx Quest around the world race onboard a 120ft catamaran. 2008 saw Alex achieve 6th place in the historic Artemis Transat race from Plymouth UK to Boston USA.

High Seas, High Stakes: ISBN : 978-0-9567808-0-5

Price: £12.99